Horizontal path following for underactuated AUV based on dynamic circle guidance

Robotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 876-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang Xinjing ◽  
Li Yibo ◽  
Du Fei ◽  
Jin Shijiu

SUMMARYA 2D path following control method for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) based on dynamic circle heading modification (DCHM) is presented. The method makes a dynamic auxiliary circle, whose radius depends on the cross-track error e, to intersect the desired path to get a new expected path point, and then determines a modified expected heading for the AUV. The guidance function is achieved by a direct mapping between e and the heading modification value Ψm. Several cases are tested in order to demonstrate the performance of the guidance and control method based on DCHMs for a real AUV. Results show that methods using a convex mapping function between e and Ψm based on our new idea can easily achieve a better convergence of path following, and reduce the error between the actual and desired heading angles. We can also customize a discretionary mapping between e and Ψm to get better path following performance.

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianbo Xiang ◽  
Caoyang Yu ◽  
Qin Zhang ◽  
Guohua Xu

AbstractThe problem of motion control of underwater vehicles in both the fully actuated and under-actuated configurations is often confronted by the marine technology community. This paper presents a nonlinear control method for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) traveling along a planned planar path in both actuation configurations. The common objectives of path-following control for both fully actuated and under-actuated vehicles are described, and the differences in the necessary path-following control designs are analyzed, showing that the side-slip angle of the vehicle plays an important role in the evolution of the dynamics of AUVs with different actuation configurations. Based on the presented analysis, nonlinear controllers for the two types of AUV configurations are proposed, and the inherent characteristics of under-actuation and full actuation are revealed by a dedicated analysis of numerical simulation paradigms, the results of which will be instrumental in guiding marine technology engineers in the practical design and control of AUVs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Juan Li ◽  
Haitao Gao ◽  
Jiajia Zhou ◽  
Zheping Yan

This paper addresses the problem of accurate path following control for an underactuated unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the horizontal plane. For an underactuated UUV, the line-of-sight (LOS) guidance method is adopted to map 2D reference trajectory into a desired orientation, and through the tracking of heading to achieve path following, where the sideslip is introduced to modify the desired orientation. In this paper, we propose a method called dynamic surface and active disturbance rejection control (DS-ADRC) to solve the path following control problem. This controller can effectively avoid the phenomenon of explosion of terms in the conventional backstepping method, reduce the dependence on the UUV controller mathematical model, and enhance the antijamming ability. Simulation is carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed control method for an underactuated UUV. The results show that, even for this controller with disturbance, the cross-track error of UUV is gradually converged to zero and has some certain robustness.


2013 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 484-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wan ◽  
Nan Sun ◽  
Yu Lei Liao

The underactuated autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) have the characteristics of strong nonlinearity and model uncertainty. A method of backstepping path following control was raised for the trajectory tracking control problem of the AUV under Serret-Frenet frame. It transformed the original underactuated system into an actuated nonlinear system based on simplified analysis. A backstepping trajectory tracking controller was proposed based on backstepping method. By means of Lyapunov stability theory, it was proven that the proposed controller can guarantee the path following control system globally asymptotically stable. Simulation experiments show that the control system has good adaptability and robustness in case of parameter uncertainties and external disturbances to avoid shaking of performance.


Author(s):  
Xiang Liu ◽  
Xiaogeng Liang

To solve the multi-interceptor coordination problem and to intercept the target with impact angle constraint, a novel distributed cooperative control algorithm with impact angle constraint based on integrated guidance and control is proposed. First, the mathematic model of integrated guidance and control is established by combining the interceptor-target relative motion model with the dynamic equation of the interceptor on pitch plane. The time varying gain extended state observer is developed to estimate and compensate the unknown disturbance. Based on the estimated value and fast nonsingular dynamic surface sliding control method, the IGC algorithm of leader is given; Then, based on distributed cooperative "leader-follower" model, the cooperative control strategy of multi-interceptor is designed, and gives out speeds in two directions on pitch plane, which are transformed to the command of total velocity and trajectory angle based on kinematic relations. Finally, to control the follower, the time varying gain extended state observer and the dynamic surface sliding control method are adopted. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the distributed cooperative control algorithm.


Author(s):  
Guanjie Hu ◽  
Jianguo Guo ◽  
Jun Zhou

An integrated guidance and control method is investigated for interceptors with impact angle constraint against a high-speed maneuvering target. Firstly, a new control-oriented model with impact angle constraint of the integrated guidance and control system is built in the pitch plane by combining the engagement kinematics and missile dynamics model between the interceptor and target. Secondly, the flight path angle of the target is estimated by extended Kalman filter in order to transform the terminal impact angle constraint into the terminal line-of-sight angle constraint. Thirdly, a nonlinear adaptive sliding mode control law of the integrated guidance and control system is designed in order to directly obtain the rudder deflection command, which eliminates time delay caused by the traditional backstepping control method. Then the Lyapunov stability theory is used to prove the stability of the whole closed-loop integrated guidance and control system. Finally, the simulation results confirm that the integrated guidance and control method proposed in this paper can effectively improve the interception performance of the interceptor to a high-speed maneuvering target.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document